Southwestern Black Bean Salad

A colorful recipe packed with antioxidants and fiber that you can make with one bowl. I love having this quick and easy recipe to make for potluck meals or as a side dish for dinners. This salad goes great with salmon or can be served alongside tortilla chips. With the refreshing summer months approaching us quickly, this will be a great dish to have in your back pocket!

So what kind of nutrients are inside this salad?

Avocados (not pictured)

contain vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, potassium and are packed with 2 g of protein, 15 g of health fats (monounsaturated fatty acids similar to that found in olive oil), and 7 grams of fiber

they have more potassium than bananas!

Tomatoes

contain 95% water

lots of antioxidants especially lycopene which is mostly found in the tomato peel; lycopene has been linked to lowering cholesterol

contain vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, potassium

Black Beans: great source of fiber, protein and folate

Onions

contain vitamin C, folate, and potassium

colored onions have more antioxidants than white onions and it is the antioxidants that give red onions their color

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A colorful recipe packed with antioxidants and fiber that you can make with one bowl. I love having this quick and easy recipe to make for potluck meals or as a side dish for dinners. This salad goes great with salmon or can be served alongside tortilla chips. With the refreshing summer months approaching us … Continue reading Southwestern Black Bean Salad […]